There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to La Rioja by plane, bus, train (Renfe), car, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
6h 46m€73–243Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Logronotrain Alv
16h€181–301Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Logroño Bus Stationbus
21h 25m€81–127Drive 1,274.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Logroñocar 1,274.2 km
13h 46m€217–313Fly Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL)plane ZRH - RJL
8h 24m€128–461Fly Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ZRH - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Alfarobus
10h 3m€216–508Train to Basel, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
7h 49m€78–252Fly Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZRH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfarotrain
8h 42m€95–268Fly Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Alfarotrain
8h 32m€76–284Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 75
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Logroño Bus Stationbus
24h 58m€120–199
Zurich to La Rioja by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to fly and bus which takes 6h 46m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to La Rioja station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Logroño Bus Station via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Logrono via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
The distance between Zurich and La Rioja is 1126 km. The road distance is 1274.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja without a car is to train which takes 16h and costs €180 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Zurich to La Rioja, including transfers.
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to train which takes 16h and costs €180 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 21h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €470 and takes 8h 24m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and La Rioja, Spain?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Logrono via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Logroño Bus Station via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián in around 21h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Logrono
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Logroño Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Pamplona to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to La Rioja is 1274 km. It takes approximately 13h 46m to drive from Zurich to La Rioja.
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